As of this week, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 has come and gone, another crop of fans has fallen hopelessly in pro wrestling love with the King of Strong Style, and several “news” outlets (and, okay, Tokyo Sports) are reporting that Shinsuke Nakamura has resigned from NJPW and will be making his way to World Wrestling Entertainment.

I can’t confirm or deny any of the latter since I’m just a fan on the Internet who writes things sometimes and not someone who goes poking around in the business of other people to get scoopz. You want a subscription to the Scoop Zone for that kind of action.

In any case, it seems like a good time to recap Shinsuke Nakamura’s 2015 and prime everybody for what will apparently be an interesting year for all of us.

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If you want even more Shinsuke or you’re finding NJPWWorld difficult to navigate in spite of Google Translate, check out SenorLARIATO’s list of recommended matches with direct links, I can’t praise it highly enough.

What’s Shinsuke Nakamura’s online fan base like?

Amazing and fun and smart and creative! Welcome!

Check out a bunch of us (and some other relevant fans I guess, like Masahiro Chono & Hiroshi Tanahashi) in the #babeswithshinsuke tag on Twitter and feel free to contribute your own photos with him (you’re all babes, deal with it)!

Check out all the incredible Japanese fan photographers and worldwide artists by following @DailyNakamura which RTs all the good stuff from:

How can I get Shinsuke Nakamura’s merchandise?

You can get some things like King of Pro Wrestling Cards & special items (and, eventually, his action figure!) from purocentralshop.com.

You can also place orders from the NJPW shop directly with White Rabbit Express, a shipping service that will charge you some fees & international shipping for the privilege of getting items from a Japanese store, but it’s better than not having Shinsuke Nakamura merchandise. I use it often. If you use that link you should get a $5 referral discount! If you don’t want free money and don’t want to give me free money through my referral link, just go to the main WRE page.

What’s Shinsuke Nakamura’s character like?

He’s flamboyant and full of controlled chaos. He makes fun of his opponents incessantly and then he kicks the hell out of them, and then he gets exhausted and desperate, and then he wins, or he loses in dramatic fashion. He’s smart and a strong natural storyteller in the ring. It’s pretty much the greatest thing I have ever seen in wrestling.

What’s some other fun stuff about Shinsuke Nakamura in 2015?

Red Leather & Danger

Fellow wrestler and his longtime friend, Rocky Romero, produced & released this great single that you should pay him for (but you can also listen for free)!

Oh, and this.

That’s it!

Have fun learning more about your new favorite wrestler! You can find me on Twitter @shellydeathlock if you want to scream excitedly about how much you love him or ask questions about his career, his matches, his incredibly beautiful hair, the way he changed your life, etc. But if you start talking shit I’m gonna block you for treason. Happy new year!